Jackrabbits are hares, mammals in the same family as rabbits. The word comes from a contraction of "jackass rabbit", which derives from their long ears looking as though they belonged to a donkey. Six species from western North America whose common names include the word "jackrabbit": Antelope jackrabbit Black-tailed jackrabbit White-sided jackrabbit Tehuantepec jackrabbit Black jackrabbit White-tailed jackrabbit Jack rabbit or Jackrabbit may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Jackrabbit, a 2015 San Fermin album A song from the album Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom Jackrabbit (film), a 2015 American cyberpunk film Jack Rabbit (Kennywood), a roller coaster near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Jack Rabbit (Seabreeze), a roller coaster in Irondequoit, New York, United States Jack Rabbit (Celebration City), a roller coaster in Kissimmee, Florida, United States, renamed Hurricane Jack Rabbit or rabbit vibrator, a sex toy Computer-related items Apache Jackrabbit, a Java-based content repository JackRabbit Beta, now JumpUp website of Intuit Jazz Jackrabbit, a game series People Jackrabbit, nickname of Herman Smith-Johannsen (1875–1987), Norwegian skier and supercentenarian Janoris Jenkins (born 1998), American National Football League cornerback nicknamed "Jackrabbit" Places Jackrabbit, Arizona, United States, a former mining community Jackrabbit Ecological Reserve, Quebec, Canada Sports South Dakota State Jackrabbits, the athletics teams of South Dakota State University Kokomo Jackrabbits, a college summer baseball team based in Kokomo, Indiana Jackrabbits, the athletics teams of Lonoke High School, Lonoke, Arkansas Jackrabbits, the athletics teams of Victor Valley High School, Victorville, California, United States Other uses Jack Rabbit Trading Post, Joseph City, Arizona, a convenience store and curio shop See also "Jackrabbiting," rapid acceleration from a stopped position with a motor vehicle Animal common name disambiguation pages Lists of people by nickname